Two preconditions must exist for an art to flourish. There must be artists (creating the art) and a consumer (a market). Now is a perfectly opportune time to revive Chinese lacquerware. However, are ...

In a gray-tiled house along Liyang Old Street in Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province, sits an extraordinary studio. It is the workshop of Gan Erke, a master of Chinese lacquerware and ...

Lacquer cups, like this one, were sometimes given by the emperor to an official as a gift or in lieu of salary. An inscription on the bottom lists the six artisans that made the cup and the seven ...

Chinese craftsmen will go to Russia to help with the restoration of Chinese lacquer panels on the walls in the Chinese Hall at the Catherine Palace near St Petersburg, Russia, as a contract regarding ...

Foreigners learn to make traditional Chinese lacquer fans in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 6, 2024. Photo: Xinhua Foreigners pose for a group photo with traditional Chinese lacquer fans ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Chinese Han lacquer cup (made around 4 AD) found near Pyongyang, North Korea This is a week ...

Appraisal: 18th-Century Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Box, from Anaheim Hour 3. Check out Lark E. Mason's appraisal of an 18th-century Chinese cinnabar lacquer box, in Anaheim Hour 3. Funding for ANTIQUES ...

Foreword Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Lacquer and Buddhist Sculpture in East Asia, Sixth-Eighth Centuries Denise Patry LEIDY Plates Exploring the Techniques of Early Chinese ...

Editor's note: An exhibition featuring fine lacquer wares from the reign of the Qianlong Emperor; two theatrical dramas – one from Broadway and one by a famous Chinese director; as well as a dance ...

To deal with the status quo, Chen Biyu was assigned by Fuzhou municipal government to take charge of the management and research and development of arts and crafts. She soon took measures to preserve ...